A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy

ISSN 1521-2300

KairosCast

Courtney Danforth and Harley Ferris, Editors

Welcome to KairosCast!

KairosCast promotes original and challenging work exploring
the possibilities afforded by audio and video media. We welcome
submissions and proposals that engage the Kairos
mission (rhetoric, technology, pedagogy and the intersections thereof),
exist in primarily audio and/or video media, and do not obviously fall
into other sections of the journal. For full submission guidelines to Kairos,
including style guide and description of its sections, please see http://kairos.technorhetoric.net/submissions.html.
You can read more about how to participate with KairosCast below.

EPISODE 9 - KARL STOLLEY

It's almost Thanksgiving, and we at KairosCast are especially thankful for smart people in our field who are willing to share their perspectives with us. In that spirit, we have a real Thanksgiving-week treat for you in the form of an interview with Karl Stolley, author of the widely-circulated webtext, "The Lo-Fi Manifesto." He talks about the original text, his recent "reboot" version, and some of the intersections between his tech and teaching.

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EPISODE 8

Kicking off year three of KairosCast (year three!), we make a happy introduction for a new member of the Kcast team: Lauren Neefe, our first Kcast fellow! Then we visit with Cydney Alexis to discuss the progression of her Instagram project, #writinglandscapes. We're switching up a few things this season, so be sure to subscribe so you don't miss any of the great content we have in store. Add KairosCast to your
favorite RSS reader with the following URL: http://kairoscast.libsyn.com/rss.
You can also find us us in iTunes and on Stitcher.

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Additional CC-licensed music provided by Speck, airtone, and rocavaco.

EPISODE 7

Happy new year, and happy 20th anniversay to Kairos!
This
episode is released with a special issue of Kairos,
and we're delighted
to bring you a packed episode with some fantastic segments discussing
new and big ideas about how scholars are using technology in their
research and teaching. We're also getting ready for some new content
and changes around here, so listen and join us!

Perhaps the most exciting thing for us is the announcement
that we are looking for applications for our first KairosCast fellow.
This is a new, one-year renewable position created specifically to
invite YOU to join the KairosCast team, to help produce content and
support the KairosCast network. We're quite excited about the potential
here, so if you've a mind to collaborate and work with sound in
academic contexts, this might be the opportunity you've been waiting
for. Download
the call here (PDF, 98KB), and send us your
application by 1 February.

We also feature the first of many conversations with Cydney
Alexis, and we'll be following her project #writinglandscapes as it
develops over the course of the next year. And she's inviting all of
you to participate. Here's a quick synopsis of the project from Cydney:

#writinglandscapes is a 365 (photo a day) project
taking place on the social media site Instagram. Each day, I upload one
photo--either mine or another person's--to my #writinglandscapes
account.
Through these photos, I am attempting to materialize the intellectual
labor and material realities of being a writing studies scholar.
Sometimes the photos capture the material culture and practices of
writing; others try to visually represent ideas pursued by writing
studies scholars. Contribute by tagging @writinglandscapes or using the
#writescapes hashtag.

EPISODE 6

The Computers & Writing Conference is just around the
corner, and this is a conference very near and dear to many in the
Kairos community. Not only does this episode look ahead to and discuss
the conference, but your faithful KairosCast hosts will be there with
digital recorders in hand! Courtney and Harley are co-leading a
pre-conference workshop on the nuts and bolts of putting together
podcasts and other sonic texts, as well as participating in a
roundtable panel on Sunday about academic podcasting. When not busy
with that, they'll be asking questions, conducting interviews,
capturing soundscapes, and encouraging YOU to do the same. Bring a
recorder, or just download an app to your phone, and join in the fun.

Also, we're happy to report that we've changed podcast hosts from
Soundcloud to LibSyn, and you can now add KairosCast to your favorite
RSS reader with the following URL: http://kairoscast.libsyn.com/rss.
With any luck, you'll be able to find us in iTunes in the very near
future. Enjoy the episode, and subscribe!

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EPISODE 5

Aaaand we're back. It's been a cold winter break for some of
us (and infuriatingly gorgeous for others of us), but we're happy to
offer the first KairosCast episode of 2015. In this episode, we talk
with Ryan Trauman about digital storytelling--what is it, and what is
it good for? Then, Trauman interviews Ames Hawkins about a course they
co-taught this January that put digital storytelling in service of art
activism.

You can find some resources below that were mentioned in this
episode, along with Twitter handles for our guests. And we're starting
to get some external submissions like this one, so keep those coming.
If you have interviews, discussions, tutorials, or even just questions,
send them our way.

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EPISODE 4

Good things come in little packages! This month's episode is a
short one; we're simply looking forward to 2015 and offering a gift for
the Kairos community in the form of a song.
We crowdsourced lyrics for a parody of "The Twelve Days Of Christmas"
themed around Kairos, and then we asked you
to send us your own recordings singing and/or playing along. Moments
are genius, and other moments are a beautiful mess. We hope you enjoy
listening as much as we did putting it together.

And thus ends our first semester of KairosCast. We'll be
storming the interwebs in January, and we're coming after you for
content. It's time for those percolating ideas to brew, so think about
how you can contribute to KairosCast in the coming year--an interview,
a tutorial, a DesignChat, or a segment you'd like to know more about.
We're here to serve you. Until then, be safe, be well, and have a
wonderful break.

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EPISODE 3

Third time's the charm? Either way, here it is. If you're
interested in gaming, crafting, or other so-called hobbies and
pastimes, you want to check out this episode. We talk about all things
gaming with Samantha Blackmon and Alex Layne from Not Your
Mama's Gamer, and we chat with a handful of guest editors
for a special issue on Crafting and DIY Rhetorics from Harlot
of the Arts. We also explore a few ways teachers are using
game elements in their teaching, so even if you don't think this is
your cup of tea, you might be surprised to learn about how our
colleagues are reaping the benefits of gamified composition courses.

As usual, we have some references and resources below this
episode, so be sure to scroll down for those. You'll also find Twitter
names for some of our guests, so you can connect with us that way.
We're still actively looking for your content, so if you have
interviews, discussions, tutorials, or even just questions, send them
our way.

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EPISODE 1.2

Our second episode is here! This means the first one wasn't a
fluke. (And episode 3 starts production tomorrow--it's all happening!)
We're excited about this content. The episode begins with some
discussion from a few scholars about the recent ALS ice bucket
challenge which, now that it's died down a bit, has given us a lot to
think about. Also, we interview the producers of two of our syndicated
podcasts. Kyle Stedman (Plugs, Play, Pedagogy)
talks about getting started with podcasting and how he wants to use it
as a practitioner who is "thinking out loud" about teaching with
technology. Casey Boyle and Nathaniel Rivers (PeoplePlaceThings)
describe how they came up with the idea for their show, how they
approach rhetorical situations in it, and the role a good IPA plays in
their process. You don't want to miss this.

Below this episode, we've added some links to references and
resources, including KairosCast editor Harley Ferris's own ALS Ice
Bucket Challenge video (which took a little bribery), so be sure to
check those out. You can also connect with us on Twitter; we'd love to
hear from you. We'd especially love to hear what you're producing, so
drop us a line and tell us about it. If you have interviews,
discussions, tutorials, or even just questions, send them our way.

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1.1c - PeoplePlaceThings

Another podcast we're excited to share with you is PeoplePlaceThings,
brought to us by Casey Boyle and Nathaniel Rivers. This first episode,
"Rover," considers some fascinating discussion surrounding space
exploration, paying particular attention to the rhetoric that
contributes to the various ways we might wonder about life on Mars.

1.1b - Plugs, Play, Pedagogy

We are thrilled to be syndicating podcasts through KairosCast.
One of the podcasts we'll deliver is Plugs, Play, Pedagogy,
conceived and produced by Kyle Stedman of Rockford University. In this
first episode, "Setting up Class," he discusses different approaches to
using technology in the design and structure of composition courses.

1.1a - DesignChat

Our first DesignChat is here! This is a short video by Cheryl
Ball explaining some of the rationale and processes in making a Prezi
more rhetorically designed. After you watch the video below, check
out the full webtext here.

EPISODE 1.1

We're excited to bring you this, our first episode of
KairosCast. In it, we talk about what this new project is all about,
where we hope it will take us, and, most importantly, how you can
participate. We also chat with Doug Eyman and Cheryl Ball about their
hopes for KairosCast, and we'll preview some interesting podcasts from
other contributors. As we move forward, we'll be adding much more than
audio, so keep coming back for DesignChats, Tutorials, Chatter...
curious yet? The podcast is only the tip of the iceberg.

Below this episode, you'll find information for how to get
involved with KairosCast, and we hope many of you will take us up on
our invitation. You'll also find a few other goodies, including links
to the podcasts we reference in the show and a full transcript for the
episode. We hope you'll come back and visit this page often. Better
yet, click the RSS link to the upper right to subscribe to all the
content we release. Enjoy the episode, and drop us a line with your
feedback.

How to participate with KairosCast

A KairosCast Chat involves
recording and editing an informal conversation between members of the
Kairos community (readers, authors, editors) about the creation,
production, and engagement of scholarly webtexts such as those
published by Kairos.

A KairosCast Tutorial teaches
specific tech and design skills that are useful in digital authorship.
Some topics include metadata, file management, design for
accessibility, CSS, and image optimization.

To Chatter with KairosCast,
listen for our prompts on the show and watch for them on the show page
and Twitter (@kairosRTP). Weâ€™ll put out a call, take contributions,
and
edit them into a collective response, and broadcast. Chatters are
lowfi, quick, and casual by design. You can participate with nothing
fancier than a phone.

If youâ€™re organizing a conference, collections, special
issue, symposium or something else youâ€™d like the Kairos community to
know about, we will gladly distribute your 30-60 second audio CFP.

KairosCast distributes affiliated podcasts on its stream. If
you have a podcast youâ€™d like to hear on our network, let us know!
Our
current wish list includes:

If you need help with audio recording...

If you already know how to record a digital audio file
using your phone or your computer's microphone or whatever--fantastic!
Do it your way. Please capture the highest quality you're able.

You can also record directly into Audacity
(audacity.sourceforge.net/... it's free and multi-platform) using your
computer and microphone.

You might choose an app for your smartphone. There are many
free or low-cost choices of app. Smart Voice Recorder is a popular
option for Android; Voice Recorder is a popular choice for iOS. There
are many apps available so choose one that fits your budget and
technology and has high ratings.

Please export your audio file as a lossless .flac or .wav
if you can, please.

If your contribution is more suited to video than
audio--okay! Send us a link.

Kairos is a refereed open-access online journal exploring the intersections of rhetoric, technology, and pedagogy. The journal reaches a wide audience -- currently 45,000 readers per month, hailing from Ascension Island to Zimbabwe (and from every top-level domain country code in between); our international readership typically runs about 4,000 readers per month. Kairos publishes bi-annually, in August and January, with occasional special issues in May. Our current acceptance rate for published articles is approximately 10%.

Since its first issue in January of 1996, the mission of Kairos has been to publish scholarship that examines digital and multimodal composing practices, promoting work that enacts its scholarly argument through rhetorical and innovative uses of new media. Kairos is one of the leading peer-reviewed journals in English Studies, made so by its dedication to academic quality through the journalâ€™s extensive peer-review and editorial production processes.

We publish "webtexts," which are texts authored specifically for publication on the World
Wide Web. Webtexts are scholarly examinations of topics related to technology in English Studies fields (e.g., rhetoric, composition, technical and professional communication, education, creative writing, language and literature) and related fields such as media studies, informatics, arts technology, and others. Besides scholarly webtexts, Kairos publishes teaching-with-technology narratives, reviews of print and digital media, extended interviews with leading scholars, interactive exchanges, "letters" to the editors, and news and announcements of interest.

Because questions of copyright, intellectual property, and fair use often arise for scholars who wish to create digital publications, we have developed a statement of copyright that encourages authors to carefully consider their rights and responsibilities while advocating for a strengthening of fair use. Our copyright statement also provides authors with the opportunity to build upon and republish their work because we are committed to the continuing development of intellectual work and believe that authors should retain the rights to scholarly production.

We invite you to share your views about Kairos, and we hope you'll consider submitting your work for our editorial review.